Knowledge Quiz

Introduction:

Our Purpose: To test learning and development professionals' ability to distinguish between facts and myths in the learning and development field. 

Our Promise: As always, Training Industry, Inc. keeps individual survey data confidential. To thank you for your participation, you will receive an executive report summarizing survey findings.

Question Title

* 1.
Instructions:

For each statement listed below, please indicate whether you believe this statement is factual (True) or if you believe this statement is a myth (False). Please do not consult outside sources, and answer to the best of your knowledge.

  True False
Participant satisfaction is a good way to judge how much a participant has learned.
Younger people prefer e-learning, while older people prefer classroom training.
Information must be consistently refreshed, or it will rapidly "decay".
Older people cannot learn new skills.
The more experience an employee has on the job, the better he or she will be able to train other employees.
People only use 10% of their brain.
People with a more active left brain hemisphere are more analytical, while people with a more active right brain hemisphere are more creative.
The Myers-Briggs personality types are a scientifically valid way to distinguish differences among people.
Training can address any performance problem an organization has.
Everyone has a distinct learning style.
70% of knowledge comes from job-related experiences, 20% from interactions with others and 10% from formal educational events.
Human attention span has decreased in the last 15 years.
In order to become an expert at anything, you need 10,000 hours of practice.
If you train employees on transferrable skills, they are more likely to leave you.
You cannot train for soft skills.

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